Emilie Feldman
Regular biography
Emilie Feldman is the Michael L. Tarnopol Professor and Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include corporate strategy, diversification, divestitures, firm scope, spinoffs, corporate governance, and mergers & acquisitions. She teaches courses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate strategy, and corporate governance at Wharton and Penn. Feldman's work has been published in top academic journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, and the Academy of Management Review. She is also a Senior Editor of Organization Science and serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals.
Scholar-generated biography
Emilie R. Feldman is the Michael L. Tarnopol Professor and Professor of Management at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on corporate strategy, diversification, divestitures, spinoffs, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Feldman's work explores the strategic implications of corporate divestitures, including family control dynamics, shareholder value impacts, and the role of activist investors. She also investigates the effects of mergers and acquisitions on synergy, lifecycle, and value creation. Her research highlights the importance of stakeholder orientation, managerial compensation, and governance mechanisms in shaping corporate decisions. Feldman's studies contribute to understanding how firms reallocate resources and navigate complex strategic transitions.